NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nathaniel Linger, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Rock Cave, WV

Nathaniel Linger, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Rock Cave, West Virginia, and NPI 1942656400, issued on May 13, 2016. Check the license (West Virginia 28513, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942656400
Name
Nathaniel Linger
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
28513 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
78 Queens Alley RD, Rock Cave, WV 26234
Phone
(304) 924-6262
Enumerated
May 13, 2016
Record last updated
Aug 31, 2022
Fax
(304) 924-5460
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190612001944); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2016
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 78 Queens Alley RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ja'Me Brandish, M.AClinical Psychologist1285070714
  2. Cristy Carpenter, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891154951
  3. Julie Haddix, APN, CFNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1033452552
  4. Jenna Ward, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841586492

Verify Nathaniel Linger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

8,861 Medicare Part D claims for 551 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nathaniel Linger8,861
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium385 claims
  2. Lisinopril306 claims
  3. Omeprazole286 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium247 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate222 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium217 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $15.22

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nathaniel Linger$15.22
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Community Care OF West Virginia, Inc.Sutton, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Rock Cave

They are 3 of the 26 NPPES records with a practice address in Rock Cave, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.

Other family medicine physician records in West Virginia

  1. Muneel Abbas, MDWilliamson, WV1740404375
  2. Ahmed Abdelgaber, MDHuntington, WV1194742916
  3. Michelle Abe, D.O.Martinsburg, WV1659690386
  4. Amir Abouelfetouh Elsehmawy, MDMorgantown, WV1629741673
  5. Catherine Adkins, MDVienna, WV1063415859
  6. Courtney Adkins, DOMadison, WV1174741672
  7. Kenneth Adkins, DOSouth Charleston, WV1629176540
  8. Ernesto Agbayani, M.D.Martinsburg, WV1497778427
  9. Quratul Ain, MDHarpers Ferry, WV1952898629
  10. Wahida Akberzie, M.D.Martinsburg, WV1871028332

Common questions

What is Nathaniel Linger, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nathaniel Linger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942656400, issued on May 13, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nathaniel Linger, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 78 Queens Alley RD, Rock Cave, WV, 26234. Phone: (304) 924-6262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nathaniel Linger, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 28513, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Nathaniel Linger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nathaniel Linger, M.D. had 8,861 Medicare Part D claims for 551 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nathaniel Linger, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.